# North Face (2008)

> A harrowing historical mountaineering drama follows two reluctant climbers into an Alpine ordeal exploited as Nazi spectacle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9966

## Facts

- Runtime: 126 min
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action, History, Thriller
- Director: Philipp Stölzl
- Cast: Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek, Georg Friedrich, Simon Schwarz, Ulrich Tukur, Erwin Steinhauer, Branko Samarovski
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844457/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: harrowing, tense, austere, survival film night, historical drama evening

## Synopsis

Two climbers face nature's wrath and their own fears in a perilous ascent.

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